There's a meme that goes with this, about Jews having to eat Chinese on Christmas, and what sort of acts fulfill the commandment, but I can't find it. (Update: I found it! See below.)
Anyway, we ate Chinese from a new takeout place. It was tasty!
Jack Abramowitz Dec. 13, 2018 New York, New
York Okay, let’s review the laws of eating Chinese food on December 25th.
Beis Shammai say that one must eat both an appetizer
and an entree; Beis Hillel say an appetizer or an entree. Others say that
one fulfills his obligation even with won ton soup alone. The halacha
follows the others.
There is a machlokes as to whether one can fulfill his
obligation by eating fortune cookies. Our practice is to be machmir in
this matter.
The mitzvah is to eat Chinese food on Christmas Day. If one
ate Chinese food on Christmas Eve, he has not fulfilled his
obligation until he eats from his leftovers the next day. The leftovers
need not be reheated but one who does so is praiseworthy.
If one ate sushi, Indian, or Thai, he has fulfilled
his obligation after the fact (b’dieved). If one ate pizza, burgers or
Mexican, he has not fulfilled his obligation. Rabbi Meir says that one
fulfills his obligation with Mexican because it is exotic. B’shaas
had’chak, a shaila must be asked.
End transcript.
Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel were schools, one could
say are schools of thought, named for their founders.
Machlokes (machloket): a dispute or disagreement about
Jewish law
Machmir: exceeding the bare minimum requirement
B’dieved: after the fact (in an acceptable but not
ideal manner)
B’shaas had’chak: in extenuating circumstances
Shaila: a question
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Are there decent Chinese(-American) restaurants near you? We don't.
They aren't like East-Coast good Chinese restaurants, but we have a couple of acceptable restaurants in town.
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